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THE LAW (FLORIDA STATE STATUTES)
Capital Murder
Two counts 782.04 Murder

(1)(a) The unlawful killing of a human being:
1. When perpetrated from a premeditated design to effect the death of the person killed or any human being;
2. When committed by a person engaged in the perpetration of, or in the attempt to perpetrate, any:

  1. Trafficking offense prohibited by s. 893.135(1),
  2. Arson,
  3. Sexual battery,
  4. Robbery,
  5. Burglary,
  6. Kidnapping,
  7. Escape,
  8. Aggravated child abuse,
  9. Aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult,
  10. Aircraft piracy,
  11. Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb,
  12. Carjacking,
  13. Home-invasion robbery,
  14. Aggravated stalking,
  15. Murder of another human being,
  16. Resisting an officer with violence to his or her person; or is murder in the first degree and constitutes a capital felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082.
    Ex-cop Roy Kipp Jr. faces capital murder for the shootings of his estranged wife, Sandra, and her friend Jeffrey Klein, a police sergeant who was the defendant's former colleague.    
   
  • Case background
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  • Full coverage
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  • Capital Murder
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  • Roy Kipp Jr.
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  • Sandra Kipp
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  • Jeffrey Klein
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  • Court TV's Roger Cossack on the case
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  • Verdict
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  • Defense closing
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  • Prosecution closing
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  • Kipp takes the stand
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  • Kipp's cross-examination
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  • Prosecution witnesses
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  • Defense witnesses
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  • Verdict Form

    • Jurors had to fill out this form after making their decision
  • Jury Instructions

    • The judge read the jurors these instructions before they went into deliberations
  • Detective's Report

    • A detective with the Collier County Sheriff's details information gathered through investigation and interviews in the days following the shootings
  • Ballistics Report

    • The hollow-point bullets used to kill Sandra Kipp and Jeffrey Klein came from a 9mm Luger, according to this report
  • DNA Report

    • DNA samples were taken from the two victims as well as the defendant and compared to blood samples collected at the scene
  • Kipp's Autopsy

    • The autopsy report of Sandra Kipp reveals that the 114-pound woman's official cause of death was a gunshot wound in the back
  • Klein's Autopsy

    • Jeffrey Klein suffered eight bullet wounds to his legs, back, abdomen, and chest, according to his autopsy report
  • The Indictment

    • A grand jury indicted Kipp on two counts of murder
  • Crime Scene Report

    • This document reveals details about the crime scene, from the position of the bodies to the phone lines that were apparently cut
  • More documents
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